I am always surprised by the news, which is why I don't watch it or read it, because it's not news. People forget that news media companies and organizations are financially driven. Their goal is not to inform, but to sell advertisements, or raise donations (NPR). Part of the reason that many things make the news is because they provoke anxiety. Anxiety promotes people reading or watching the news and this sells advertisements. A friend once remarked to me that most news stations have a breaking news segment. They first decide they have breaking news, and then they decide what to fill in that slot.
One way to look at the true state of the world is to look at our goals and agenda. Overall we want to be healthy and happy. We hear so much about the fear of cancer and may fear it is overcoming us, but the reality is that survival rates due to cancer are improving, and death rates are decreasing.
According to the National Cancer Institute, deaths due to cancer have dropped 12% over the last 60 years. The biggest change is a drop of 81% in children under 4. See the Report
Survival rates for cancer have increased from 35% to 69.2% See the Report
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